What an Audacious and Sly Servant! Chapter 97

Who is more scary than a calculative Emperor? The answer is in this chapter.

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Chu Xun took along Mei Qian Deng and secretly looked for Senior Official Song.

They didn't expect to come across Old General Di in front of Senior Official Song's house. They didn't know if Old General Di was angered by Senior Official Song or he had been feeling moody because his look was excessively bad. When he saw Chu Xun and Mei Qian Deng, it was clear he was surprised. He opened his mouth slightly yet he didn't know what to say for now. So, his face worsened.

"Such a coincident, Supreme General Di is here to talk about the past with Senior Official Song too?" Chu Xun felt Old General Di's reaction was a bit over but he didn't think too much about it.

Supreme General Di nodded slightly. After saluting to Chu Xun, he didn't say much as he hastily left. When he passed by Mei Qian Deng, female warrior Mei could feel the penetrating gaze from Supreme General Di. That share of wrath shooting from his eyes made female warrior Mei confused.

Mei Qian Deng silently accepted that gaze. She didn't feel much about it. She quietly and naturally followed Chu Xun to enter the small mansion.

When Senior Official Song saw Chu Xun, he was shocked too that he unconsciously said, "Why are you all here?! Really, one really can't badmouthing others in broad daylight, talk about the devil."

"You're badmouthing zhen with Supreme General Di?" Chu Xun frowned. To say Senior Official Song badmouthing others, it was very natural. But Supreme General Di was such an upright, old man, how could he follow Senior Official Song's bad example.

Senior Official Song snickered, "Little Long, for the sake of stopping the ministers from forcing you to take Young Miss Di as your wife, a few days ago you randomly matched up his daughter with a little tyrant as her husband. Old General Di has been noting it in his heart."

No doubt, Supreme General Di had a massive headache about his remaining unmarried fourth daughter who disliked putting on make-up and preferred martial arts. But, in the end she was his own daughter. He cared her deeply in his heart. Else, he won't let Fourth Miss Di do whatever she liked. When the marriage was sanctioned, Supreme General Di might be confused and couldn't react in time but it was already two days. Even if Supreme General Di didn't realise Chu Xun's little trick and delay in the appointing empress matter, the Grand Chancellor as well as the ministers of the Six Boards who were garrulous would say it nonstop in Supreme General Di's ears.

"Zhen is here for this matter as well." Chu Xun didn't feel he did anything wrong here. He was just settling the obstacles in preparation for a rainy day by sanctioning the marriage for Fourth Miss Di and selecting empress. If he solved them separately, that would be killing two birds with one stone, a win-win situation! It couldn't be that Fourth Miss Di will wish to be the Empress?

Chu Xun pulled Mei Qian Deng's arm so that she would be at his side. With his chest raised, "Zhen and Xiao Mei Zi believe this is the choice that can give Fourth Miss Di the most happiness." Saying so, he gave a 'come and agree with zhen' look to Mei Qian Deng.

Sadly, Mei Qian Deng didn't follow as she changed the topic, "Does Senior Official Song know where is the lantern girl?"

The old man was worried, "Little Deng, why do you want to meet that demoness?"

"Have something to ask her help."

The lantern girl's appearance was very quick, appropriate to her way of moving mysteriously. Chu Xun had just took up a tea cup to drink when the cup on his hand disappeared. The lantern girl held the cup while sitting across Chu Xun. Today, she wore the usual blue-grey nun dress but without the hat, leaving her long, black hair falling down. She blew to the cup and slowly took a mouth. Chu Xun still had his head lowered in the midst of shock while the lantern girl gave a slight smile to Mei Qian Deng standing behind him.

This little abbess had always been kind to female warrior Mei.

Mei Qian Deng cupped her other fist and gave the little abbess a salute, "Many thanks for senior's life-saving favour."

Only now did Chu Xun realise the person who snatched away his cup. He moved his butt to sit properly. With a tsundere face mixed with some awkwardness, he gave a greeting, "Senior."

"You all are looking for me?"

Chu Xun, "The saltpetre had been prepared to be sent. Zhen dispatched two people to escort but can't be at rest and hence wish to ask senior to join the escort."

"I will dispatch some people to follow them." The little abbess didn't plan to do it herself. She felt the capital city was quite interesting, she wanted to play a few more days.

"No, no, no. Senior, for this matter, you have to do it personally."

The little abbess dissatisfiedly rolled her eyes at Chu Xun. She looked at Mei Qian Deng, "What's wrong?"

Mei Qian Deng cupped her hands again and again as she told the little abbess the plan they prepared to trick Fourth Miss Di and Zhang Hu Bao. On the surface, there was not much change in the little abbess' face. She played with her hair as she sized up Mei Qian Deng, "You're the one who planned this?"

Female warrior Mei nodded, "Thinking that senior is smart and strange, with senior 'matchmaking' them, the matter will need only half the effort for double the result. Plus, the northern border is dangerous and not for fun, have to ask senior to give some helping hands to them."

"Fine then, when are we departing?"

Chu Xun answered first, "Tomorrow." His eyes looking at the lantern girl suddenly shone, "Zhen still have some private talk with her. Both of you, go out for a moment." He was referring to Mei Qian Deng and Senior Official Song.

Senior Official Song had a worried face, he was scared due to a dispute, Chu Xun would be slapped to death by the demoness. "Your Majesty, what talk that you can't discuss in front of laofu and Little Deng?"

"Xiao Mei Zi, bring out Senior Official."

"Yes."

Senior Official Song was dragged out by female warrior Mei.

The little abbess sat there. She still slowly played twirling her hair with her fingers as she mischievously stared at Chu Xun.

Chu Xun felt a bit uncomfortable confronting her penetrating stare. He faked a cough, put both his hands on the knee and leant forward his body, it was a more proper sitting posture than when he was in the morning court. His big, white hands on his knees were slightly stroking his clothes while his eyes flew about for a while before speaking, "That……senior is a true to her word person……"

"Just say directly what you want to say."

"That time, when zhen agreed to do a business with you……"

"Oh, you want me to help you chase your wife?" That day, the little abbess did say she have an idea to help Chu Xun get female warrior Mei.

Chu Xun this scheming Emperor suddenly felt embarrassed. He quickly shoot a glance at the little abbess. Like a shy little wife, "Yes."

The little abbess smiled. She put down the hair on her fingers and stood up. She walked to before Chu Xun, "Didn't you already have your own plan?"

The scheming Emperor, in front of the demoness of heretic sect who remained youthful despite being seventy-seven was really like a three years old child. He was dumbfounded, "Why does senior say so?"

"You sanctioned a marriage for Fourth Miss Di and let her little brother seek the personal eunuch of yours for help, isn't it to let her accustomed to being a madam of the family earlier?" The little abbess easily deduced Chu Xun's scheme.

It was really like that. Think about it: If the Emperor made a decision, whoever attempting to defy or make the Emperor take back the decree would surely find a roundabout way to make it invalid; or maybe when a certain people wanted to ask the Emperor to allow something but the Emperor didn't seem to be agreeing……the smart ministers would personally find a chance to enter the palace or ask their madams to enter the palace to find the Empress, the Empress Dowager, the favoured consorts to knock the Emperor from the side.

In other words, for the Empress, other than giving birth to monkeys for the Emperor, she had to manage the big and small matters inside the palace, with the Emperor one as the outside master and the other as the inside master, one unyielding and another appeasing, making concerted efforts to solve various troubles.

Just like right now, Fourth Miss Di was dissatisfied with the sanctioned marriage. Seeking the Emperor was unsuccessful so she just had to find the Empress. The Empress consoled her while assisting the Emperor to make the miss to safely ride the flower carriage. It just that the Empress right now was wearing the eunuch clothes.

The little abbess said, "Let me guess, when Fourth Miss Di happily marry him, you will let all the ministers know, this is Mei gonggong's contribution. Mei gonggong is a cold outside but warm inside person. When come across those in troubles, with her heart softened she will want to help. With this, the cycle will be like rolling a snowball, the more rolling, the bigger it will be. When the time is ripe, you will reveal her true identity to everyone. By then, the ministers had received Mei gonggong's help before so they wouldn't disagree while she herself had long ride this boat. It's impossible for her to get off even if she want."

The scheming Emperor widened his eyes as he stared at the little abbess. All his ideas had been guessed correctly by the little abbess.

Demoness, she's really the demoness!

Translated by HaruOngy at Geniusly Plain (If you can see this line, you must have read this in the aggregator site which illegally steal various works. Be shameful of yourself for not appreciating the translator's hard work. Don't think only you want to have it the easy way. Support the fanbase and translator!)

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